What happens when US law enforcement asks Google for your user information?


If you want to stop Google from providing your personal information to authorities who have issued an administrative subpoena, you need to act fast. — Dreamstime/TNS

You’re scrolling through your Gmail inbox and see an email with a strange subject line: A string of numbers followed by “Notification from Google”.

It may seem like a phishing scam or an update to Gmail’s terms of service. But it could be the only chance you’ll have to stop Google from sharing your personal information with authorities.

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